Ransomware groups grow revenue by almost 40% in Q1 2026

Initial Access Brokers are removing a major pain point helping ransomware operators steal more.

Thousands of compromised websites abused by DriveSurge in active ClickFix and FakeUpdates campaigns

SilentPush is warning about an Intial Access Broker campaign called DriveSurge that uses thousands of websites to deploy a backdoor.

Google Photos is finally making backups and exports a tad less vexing

Google Photos is adding incremental Takeout exports, making recurring local backups smaller after the first full archive. The catch is that Photos must be the only selected product during setup.

Asus V700 Mini desktop serves a wood-grain finish and it’s a design trend that must stay

Asus’ V700 Mini Tower brings a warmer wood-grain finish to the desktop PC, pairing AI-ready hardware with a home-friendly look that other PC makers should treat as a real design cue.

Asus Zenbook 14 gets a splash of new colors, and hopefully, a MacBook Neo-tier price, too

Asus’ new Zenbook 14 brings bolder colors, a light Ceraluminum build, OLED options, and Copilot+ PC hardware, but its MacBook-rival appeal depends on the price Asus hasn’t confirmed yet.

‘Expect all-day battery life’ — Nvidia is confident RTX Spark laptops will go the distance

I asked Nvidia what kind of battery life RTX Spark laptops will have, and the answer was reassuring, if a bit vague.

Cherry XTRFY K63W Pro Compact is a wireless gaming keyboard that leaves lag behind

Cherry XTRFY’s K63W Pro Compact brings Ultra-Wideband technology and an 8000 Hz polling rate to wireless gaming keyboards, launching in the US in August for $169.99.

Samsung One UI 9 will disable your fingerprint every time you open the power menu

One UI 9 Beta 2 makes lockdown mode automatic on Samsung Galaxy phones, removing the manual step to activate it.

Dell’s new XPS 16 Creator Edition wants to be your MacBook Pro replacement

Dell’s XPS 16 Creator Edition brings Nvidia RTX Spark, a Tandem OLED display, up to 128GB of unified memory, and the ports MacBook Pro users have been missing.